I wonder if the phrase "free money" contains a logical contradiction. Superficially it seems coherent (I can just give somebody a buck).
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no, that seems ok. worthless money is closer perhaps to a contradiction -- but that also seems valid (hyper-inflation...)
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There are probably more axiom systems to define "money" than "parallel"; Graeber's "Debt" has a good overview (if very long).
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"Whose face; whose inscription?" points to my tradition's emphasis that all money is beholden to its minting/defending power systems.
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you can, but can you ever promise you won't get a micro dopamine rush for doing social good?
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